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Acknowledges this is
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a matter of concern but he knows the virus
can be contained of all nations take the
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right measures if you act aggressively
now you can contain this bias you can
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prevent. Seek you can save lives
Tater says this virus does not
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respect borders and nations must seek to
prevent cases from infiltrating their
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territory. And for v.o.a.
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News Geneva Meanwhile Lithuania has confirmed
it for his case of coronavirus u.s.
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Vice president Mike Pence can his 1st
meeting of the coronavirus task force
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Thursday one day after President Trump
made him the government's point person for
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the epidemic Mr pens that the administration's
priority is to protect the American
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people present know our fire and health and
safety people who work we're doing here
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today represents the most important.
In this government today and the vice
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president brought in that Debbie Burks the
administration's global aids coordinator
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and medical doctor there serve as its chief
advisor for responding to the virus I
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break Tokyo Disneyland will be close
starting from Saturdays through March 15th
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amid the outbreak of Corona virus in Japan
and both Tokyo Disneyland and Disney Sea
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will be close starting Saturday
cording to the company this is v.o.a.
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News an airstrike by Syrian government
forces has killed at least 33 Turkish
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soldiers in northeast Syria marking
the largest death toll for Turkey in
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a single day since it 1st intervened in
Syria in 2016 the deaths were serious
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escalation in the direct conflict between
Turkish and Russia banks Syrian forces
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that's been waged since early February
Rami Dogan the governor of Turkey's.
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Province bordering Syria's at liberty Jim
said 33 troops were killed and 33 others
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receiver. Slee wounded in
the attack on the u.s.
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State Department expressed concern in
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a statement Thursday night saying that they
stand by the NATO ally Turkey and call
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for an immediate end to the despicable
offensive by the Assad regime in Russia and
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Iranian backed forces the United
Nations warned on Thursday that
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a locus outbreak in eastern Africa is
continuing to spread and threatens to
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intensify the u.n.
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Spokesman says that locus were sweeping
across 8 countries in the region Ethiopia
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Kenya Somalia South Sudan Eritrea
Djibouti Tanzania and Uganda and had just
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reached the Democratic Republic of Congo
he said the un office for the chord
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a nation of Humanitarian Affairs warns
worse has to come at the start of the
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planting season warns that in
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a mature swarms the most voracious stage
of the locals development will emerge at
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the start of the upcoming rainy season which
is the most important planting season
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for some of the world's worst affected
in at risk countries of East Africa u.n.
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Officials are calling for international
support for farmers affected by the look of
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break
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a trial date has been set for the full House
actress Lori Loughlin and her husband
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in the college admissions bribery case in
the Us trial is supposed to start October
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5th in Boston Laughlin
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a fashion designer husband are charged
with paying $500000.00 in creating fake
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athletic profiles to get their daughters
into the University of Southern California
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as recruits to the rowing team. On Wall
Street markets continued to plunge for the
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6 straight day on investor worries about
the economic impact of the Coven 1000
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virus. The drubbing on financial markets
stemming from Corona virus outbreak
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worries continued in Thursday's trading
on Wall Street the Dow Jones Industrials
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plunged $1193.00 points losing
4.4 percent to close at 25
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$1763.00 the s. And p.
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$500.00 lost $137.00 points or 4.4 percent
and the Nasdaq fell $414.00 points
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shouting 4.6 percent a value the s. And p.
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Is headed to its worst week since October
2008 I Mike Ross more Deal News dot com
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I'm Tom You make me leave you
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a news. Good
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morning Africa welcome to daybreak Africa
for the Voice of America James Buntay
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Washington today is Friday February 28th
and here are some of the stories we're
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covering Africa braces for the corona
virus this virus does not respect
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theirs it does not distinguish between
the races or 18 the cities it has
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not either and for a country's g.d.p.
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Or level of development at the Rose
I cannot Gabrielle Yousuf is w.h.y.
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The director general of East African countries
struggling to contain their low cost
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play get Ugandan business women appealed
to President moved 70 anchor got me to
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reopen their common border you don't have
people power movement plans to resume
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public consultation next week despite
police threat Gagne's opposition civil side
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the group will protest this weekend I guess
Sunday's controversial constitutional
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referendum and parliamentary election will
station back it would be the one country
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not to what breaks everywhere. In the
neighborhood and City have to raise the
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leader of the opposition union of
republic Infosys party and the World Bank
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normalize relations with Somalia after 30
years those 30 plus some so almost posts
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are coming up on Daybreak Africa.
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Uppercut is bracing for your potential
coronavirus pandemic expressed want the
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health systems on the continent could be
overwhelmed beyond its source the China
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all breaks have hit South Korea Iran and
Italy with kids is detected in dozens of
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other countries However experts say the
apparent delay in the virus reaching Africa
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on. A large scale has given precious time
to prepare the ritual reports its Dakar
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airports in Senegal and transport hubs
across the continent or Thora these are
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trying to detect and intercept suspected
coronavirus patients single cases have
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been detected in Egypt and Algeria the
World Health Organization warned Thursday
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but no country can assure you it is
safe from the virus this virus does not
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respect what it does not
distinguish between races or.
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It has not a good foot a country's g.d.p.
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Or level of development the point is
not only to Brevan cases arriving
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on your shorts the point is what you
do when you have. Until this month
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Senegal's past Institute was one of only
2 African research laboratories able to
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test for the virus the minute. If it is
detected sooner that will be more effective
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in lowering its spread the apparent delay
in any African outbreak has given the
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continent time to prepare the World Health
Organization says more than half of
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sub-Saharan countries are now equipped
with laboratories that can test for the
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virus now individual countries are capable
of testing for this new completely new
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virus it's not as extensive as we need to
be and the testing that Guyana country is
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isn't as complete as we'd like it to be but
the fact that we've been able to stand
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this up in relatively short amount of
time I think represents progress it's
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a fear that an undetected outbreak
could rapidly escalate into
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a health crisis around 80 percent of
people with Corona virus have only mild
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symptoms meaning the true prevalence is
likely under it. Most fates Hannity's have
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occurred in those with
underlying health problems but
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a pandemic in Africa would overwhelm medical
facilities it's an issue when it comes
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to managing other medical problems say
that means that people with heart disease
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and things aren't necessarily able to visit
the hospital or to get an appointment
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and subsequently we could see increased
mortality from other medical problems
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simply because they can't access the health
system experts say many African nations
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must improve disease surveillance and
operations to trace the spread of infection
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they also warn that in the event of
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a global pandemic the international
community must be ready to step in and help
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countries with weaker health
systems and we try to
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a news from the. Swamps of
locusts rapidly multiply
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a lack of supplies means East African
countries are struggling to contain the
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plague that threatens food security for
millions of people writers David doing
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reports in northern Kenya the next generation
of locusts has already been born but
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as the plague multiplies and spreads
across East Africa and the Horn of Africa
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governments hit by violence or
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a lack of supplies are struggling
to hold back the tide in
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a region where 19000000 people already
go hungry the UN's Food and Agricultural
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Organization representative to Kenya
Dr Tobias talk of Russia says it's
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a disaster that eclipses all
others it is a big city it is
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a biggest hit much as we say drought is a
threat much as we say that floods can be
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a threat but if you are trying to think of
them I think they all think but does it
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because this regime is in
unprecedented fit look for to create
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a single square kilometer
swarm can eat as much food in
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a day as $35000.00 people 'd can the f.a.
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Award last month that left unchecked the
number of locusts in East Africa could
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explode by 500 times by June when eggs hatch
as they have been due. And recently in
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Kenya's arches post the young locust has
earthbound for 2 weeks and are more
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vulnerable to spraying but this month Kenya
the region's wealthiest and most stable
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country run out of pesticide
for about a week and
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a half leaving residents and farmers to
watch helplessly as the crops they count on
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to feed their families would devour it.
Disturbing because you've never seen
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anything like this and also when they land
on vegetation they eat everything even
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the grass if this continues they will eat
all the vegetation. In neighboring Uganda
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the military has been deployed Handspring
trees in the morning before locusts take
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flight. Somalia where the infestation was
1st reported in December can't provide
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security to exterminate his feet u.p.i.
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Needs 500000 liters of pesticide for the
upcoming harvest and planting season but
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the country single pesticide factory is
struggling to produce its maximum 200000
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liters as foreign exchange shortages have
delayed the purchase of chemicals that
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this decides available but the Decides
required financial resources before
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they can be released. To f.a.o.
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Says containing the plague will
cost at least $138000000.00 u.s.
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Dollars so far donors have
pledged $52000000.00. Yes
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Reuters. Reported yesterday
Thursday marked as
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a one year since the
Rwandan government issued
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a travel advisory more the rule of the
National against traveling to Uganda The
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move came at the climax of tensions between
Ugandan president Yoweri most 70 and
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Gabi of Rwanda Ugandan business women said
the dispute has highly affected their
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business is the family's Davis rock Origi
report from Kampala they are calling on
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both leaders to end their disagreement
and open the borders when you go. To no
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border the main border crossing between
Russia and Uganda mother of 6.
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500000 going to shillings $140.00 of profits
from have business she says that she
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had also business. But it
goes beyond me as one of the
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mattresses to the. Business is
almost closing because most of. That
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another stupid from Doesn't Uganda. Of
course but the women present position
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is most women just like. The business
is when they grow their board.
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Had. Things. We don't have
money our businesses have
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closed we are my that. We are
failing to pay school fees we are
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failing to provide food for often midis
and other businesswoman. Businesses
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at. The crossing between Kenya and Uganda.
Over the border between Uganda and
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Rwanda as equally affected across other
East African member states have been
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talking with. Us in these last words from
Kenya we send them to Khartoum not by bus
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and then it was on the gives us they want
our money back on that bus were never on
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. So why use from Kenya what you
don't bust they're going to cut
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a notch up us once those are sent me back
I watched the money which means I have
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marketing where in the round up I know
the border is closed I can't access that
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market on my business. Eastern Africa
sub regional support initiative for
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divestment of e.s.c.
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. To get to not gotten aboard lost
over $600000000.00 Uganda slings
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over $150.00. When the
good as well clause of.
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The international community should
intervene and as leaders of both states to
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negotiate in good faith they need technicians
the donor community that promotes
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human rights and sustainable development
has taught at the safe distance
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watching the unproductive and shall
know with patients between President
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70 and me which are said to be aimed at
opening the borders President I'm 70
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and me met last week for the 4th and
admitted president don't know Linc.
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But. He discussed ways interested in
relations between the 2 countries for
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news. Uganda he was the into
the break Africa on the Voice
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of America I'm James Bhatti Washington
to this Friday February 28th day broke
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Africa time 60 minutes past the hour you
got the opposition people power movement
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of Parliament to really. Popularly known
as Bobby one says it plans to resume
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public meetings next week as part of one's
campaign for president spokesman you
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well so you're also says members of the
group will defend themselves from police
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violence which he says is intended to
undermine Bobby winds campaign to unseat him
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. Long time President you were he was 70
in next year's general election watching
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through police there is no doubt that there
are different than just following the
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know what happened during Monday when
the sun's going to resume fast but the
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college kids and our one of our
comrades were killed was that knocks by
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a police truck which ran over her and so
we went very hard so it's it is clearly
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showing that they want to frustrate by not
only stopping our efforts to go at that
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point that Ugandans our resolve really
is that we are going to begin to defend
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ourselves against its mentality against
this mother and that's what they clearly
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have the tongue in cheek of course has been
enough didn't that they didn't with all
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of these activities and not being able
to hold activities of citations and once
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again that once again they expect to see
that happen on rebel Jack and Emma but you
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are out there in Iraq with Ugandan body
president was rationed because they don't
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provide for that don't you think you could
be clashing with the police is this is
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this tons of the people Mahmoud meant to
defend yourself defend yourself against
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whom and for what reason so look that's
what join that hearing that's like the
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killing grasshoppers Now that's not
acceptable so we are very well within the law
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is that we are going to defend ourselves
against this matter because that's what
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they have become lawyers are relating to
the electoral commission and to meet with
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the police to. All address in this instance
the resumption of your consultation you
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are going to have received any information
or feedback from the electoral
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commission or the police how did you begin
your consultation as you have said that
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we wrote to the only road to the Electoral
Commission of course they give our
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giving is the mention need for us we will
deliver him for that meeting but all of
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that is not forthcoming and we have today
since we have done everything the law
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requires that we have tried to exhaust all
legal we are going to find how to make
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and reaching out to Uganda and contact them
that's going to happen what is the next
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plan in terms of going on the
resumption of the consultation that's
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a possibility that next week you could face
the same situation where the police who
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are in still supporters as well as yourself
and run the juggling well that we don't
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let the cat out of the bag now
but you can because it will have
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a time. Joel sailing is
spokesperson for Bobby wines
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people power movement of Uganda he was
speaking with us Peter Clottey from Kampala
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. Opposition parties civil society
groups say they plan to hold nationwide
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demonstrations this weekend against
Sunday's controversial constitutional
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referendum and parliamentary election
that they say I intend to allow President
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Condi to serve an illegal 3rd
term local media quote a u.s.
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Secretary of state might bump Ailes Twitter
post expressing concern about President
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condo's plans to organize the legislative
election and constitutional referendum on
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March 1st cd-r to re leader of the opposition
union of Republican forces POTUS says
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over 80 percent of Guinea
is against the lifting
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a presidential term limits fired
Mao go to people but only thing
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they want to do is. Only the ones who.
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Are dominant any chance you know.
All the pressure to have was
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not absolutely right so on Sunday you are
going on another protest or demonstration
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against this move not in
the same place we are not.
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Contestation but it would really run
the whole country not to one place but
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everywhere. And diplomats that you
have met with other opposition
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forces say that you should have
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a dialogue to resolve any concerns you
have where is the status of that dialogue
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with the governments over trying
to. Develop the limo I think you.
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Will. Clearly the
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learning president won't
go us. Down so I've found.
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That. What has been the response from
the people of Guinea so far about this
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Sunday's referendum we're against everywhere
he's against. The river but you know
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how any collusion with the fans
mentioning happening in India. Who
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hold the visual support because
it was inviting because of the
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audit would make on the list was
trying to won't. Call it an electrical
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shock at 3 days they go to
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a problem because it's not cause people
to keep or are really are people if they
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like to listen. To exist so
this is to happen now was
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it actually see good process
observe his absolute facts. To.
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See what capital is but the question.
Actually is just the capacity.
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That you want to see. If you were born
with what is the opposition message to the
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people of Guinea I heard of Sunday's
referendum no live here we support the whole
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population in the. Struggle Against
this is for. Everybody that could
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clearly and support our
position today. C.d.i.
00:21:44
To Ray is leader of the opposition union
of Republican forces party of Guinea he
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was speaking with us viewers Peter Clottey
from the capital could agree the World
00:21:53
Bank says it has normalized relations with
the federal government of Somalia after
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30 years in an announcement on Thursday
that the bank said that normalization will
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open up opportunities for Somalia
to access concessional 5 c.
00:22:08
From the World Bank and also help attract
investment that will support the
00:22:12
country's stability and development so money
at all is more than $5000000000.00 to
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external creditors and the country
is also expected to achieve
00:22:21
a comprehensive debt relief under the
heavily in debt the poor countries hate big
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initiative how real my roof spoke with
Wallbank country money Joe Hugh rebel What
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this means in practice for 30 years the
Madi has been outside of the international
00:22:37
financial institutions system and normalizing
relations means that the country is
00:22:42
now in good standing with the World Bank
it means that going forward Somalia will
00:22:48
be able to access ground financing for
property reduction so for 30 years somebody
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has not had access to any of the World Bank
Group financing not from I do not from
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the i.o.c.
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For the private sector so that is what it
means it means that their country will be
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able to make large investments in some
of the basic needs that people have in
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Somalia I also want to talk about exactly
what did Saul Mali had to do that
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convinced you to take this is step one
some of the basic reforms that have taken
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place of approx 70 years being increasing
revenue generation not only from
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Mogadishu Mogadishu employed but also
increasingly from the private sector that
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means that the government is able to
generate its revenue from. Happy to pay
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increasing amounts of attack to the
government because of the transparency. It is
00:23:43
now in the budget another thing is the
improved audit framework the auditor general
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carrying out an annual
audit of the budget and
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a record you know devoted to the part of
another reform and on the Central Bank
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when we started working the central bank
was not regulating the financial sector
00:24:01
and there have been many laws and regulations
now part that enable the central bank
00:24:05
or carry out
00:24:06
a supervisory function in the financial
sector. As well as the new Somali banks
00:24:12
that have been formed another reform and
on the transparency of the budget and
00:24:17
particular on the payroll for example
the somebody national army is now fully
00:24:21
registered biometrically and payments
made to soldiers directly to their bank
00:24:26
accounts or to their mobile
phone and this is cutting out
00:24:30
a lot of the corruption that we used to
see in the part on this very big part of
00:24:34
the budget if you rebel as the World Bank
country manager for Somalia he spoke with
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reporters of the u.s.
00:24:41
So Mali's service.
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Here is something. Very good Friday
morning to you something. Good for.
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The sports news from the you with
your group. Where Nigerian forward
00:25:04
Egads who scored his 1st school for
much as I did the 30 year old Nigerian
00:25:09
completed
00:25:10
a move to Trafford at the end of January
and is due to spend the remainder of the
00:25:14
292020 campaign on the club. Again
feels great you know because this is
00:25:21
what out with the long haul you know before
the last games I've played here but now
00:25:27
he's just come true for me. To my support
there from small when I was young and
00:25:32
playing 42 my scoring goals means
00:25:34
a lot to me going to Cherry this moment it
is of my life or don't know how to feel
00:25:39
good off the bench against Chelsea club
Rouge and what's. Before making his 1st
00:25:43
start against club Rouge in the
2nd leg of their last g.o.p.
00:25:48
League contest on Thursday night Steyn
with football news the knockout stages of
00:25:52
the continent's premier club competition
the cap Champions League kick off these
00:25:56
weekend would fall 1st leg game scheduled
for Friday and Saturday at the Cairo
00:26:01
International Stadium Cairo it will be the
family of Egypt locking horns with us
00:26:06
parents of Tunisia defending champions
of Tunisia how they poor record against
00:26:11
Zamalek of Egypt ahead of their 1st leg
in 7 clashes in various cup competitions
00:26:17
the tennis club have only one once drawing
3 times and losing 3 of their fix just
00:26:23
together Raja Casablanca Wolfie's deep
in Mazembe e of d r Congo to to form
00:26:28
a champions of many things income and
both have lifted the cup champions league
00:26:32
trophy more than once 5 form
00:26:35
a zombie and $34.00 Roger would win to
win numerous cup competitions and both
00:26:39
finish defeat for Club World Cup as run
as up on fan today Harley has to Mamelodi
00:26:45
Sundowns of South Africa where the North
Africans will be desperate for revenge
00:26:49
after
00:26:50
a $51.00 aggregates Russian one the club's
met at the same stage last year the 5
00:26:55
goal fest Lake spankin in Pretoria South
Africa was the heaviest single March loss
00:27:00
and stained by the record African champions
since the 6 until the heat in 1042
00:27:06
Egypt in Cup final while Adam Ahmed 5
stadium in Casablanca which will be what I
00:27:12
can supplant of Morrocco who told us the
hell of Tunisia in boxing news Ugandan
00:27:18
professional boxer Shafique ki one put
He's worn 2 books in federal all African
00:27:24
heavyweight title on the line when he comes
up against Egypt's Abdullah funny on
00:27:30
the 29th of May The fight will take place
at the International University of East
00:27:34
Africa auditorium Income Fund Shafique Q
one call believes the title is for him to
00:27:40
keep warm. I'm paying. For
it my fault I'm walking
00:27:48
and that does it for daybreak Africa's
sports for these Friday I am something.
00:27:54
Jerry it's back to you James in
Washington thank you some say have
00:27:59
a good weekend 10000 for this Friday
February 25th edition of daybreak Africa we
00:28:04
thank you for spending this week with us
on behalf of the daybreak Africa team
00:28:08
producer Nicole back for
00:28:09
a reporter's Peter Clottey Reiki as well
as Post editor something along with all of
00:28:14
our engineers and Jens Bunting
Washington wish you well have
00:28:18
a lovely weekend. First of
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border crosser. The city by
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This week we'll be checking out some of
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00:28:35
Coachella Valley Music
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March 2nd at 1500 universal to check out
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Voice of America. This is
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a shocker. Play took Africa on the next
Africa thank you note it States Britain and
00:28:59
Norway appraising South Sudan for
forming a unity government with
00:29:03
a new government benefits to end years
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00:29:08
people and displaced millions South Sudan
in transition on the next straight up
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Right here. Africa.
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Today is Friday Feb 28th and this is via
ways international edition I'm Steve
00:29:37
Miller in Washington as the number of people
affected by the corona virus outbreak
00:29:41
in 10 used to climb the head of the w.h.o.
00:29:44
Issues
00:29:45
a word of caution no country should
assume it wouldn't get cases that
00:29:52
could be
00:29:52
a 5. And quitely totally official say
nearly 2 dozen soldiers have been
00:29:59
killed in an airstrike by Syrian government
forces in northeast Syria we'll have
00:30:04
all of those stories and
00:30:06
a whole lot more next. The
00:30:13
director general of the World Health
Organization warns the coronavirus epidemic
00:30:18
has reached
00:30:19
a divisive decisive point and all countries
must prepare for the possibility of
00:30:24
a global pandemic of this respiratory disease
the latest figures reported to w.h.o.
00:30:30
From China are 78630 cases of
covert 19 in that country including
00:30:36
2747 deaths outside of China
there are 3474 reported cases
00:30:43
and 44 countries and $54.00 deaths these
are shrine now start us off from Geneva
00:30:50
the World Health Organization reports the
number of new infections of coronavirus
00:30:54
appears to be on the decline in China while
the disease is spreading more rapidly
00:30:59
around the globe in the past 2 days he says
the number of new cases reported in the
00:31:05
rest of the world has exceeded the number
of new cases reported in China and within
00:31:10
the past day 7 new countries have
reported their 1st case of coded 19.
00:31:17
Years I don't know and gave
raises acknowledges this is
00:31:21
a matter of concern but he notes the barbers
can be can. Change of all nations take
00:31:26
the right measures if you are aggressively
now you can contain this fire you
00:31:33
can prevent people getting sick you
can save lives. So my advice to
00:31:40
the country is to. Save
early measures can prevent
00:31:46
transmission before the virus get a
foothold taters says w h o advocates
00:31:53
a comprehensive approach he says this virus
does not respect borders and nations
00:31:58
must seek to prevent cases from infiltrating
their territory at the same time he
00:32:04
says they must have
00:32:05
a plan ready to care for those who are
sick and for stopping the virus from
00:32:09
infecting others every country needs to
be ready to detect early too I donate
00:32:15
vision rights contact
provide quality care.
00:32:23
And prevent community Don vision for
says covered 9000 has pandemic potential
00:32:30
but there is still time to prevent
country epidemics from developing into
00:32:34
a global pandemic He says w.h.o.
00:32:37
Is providing countries with the tools
they need to help them prepare for this
00:32:41
eventuality he notes study away Cho
is shipping testing kits and personal
00:32:45
protective equipment to dozens of countries
he says the agency has trained more
00:32:51
than 80000 health workers through online
courses and it's helping countries learn
00:32:56
how to prevent detect and
manage cases and for v.o.a.
00:33:00
News Geneva in Africa Nigeria has now
confirmed its 1st cover 19 patients it's an
00:33:07
Italian who traveled from
Milan Italy to Lagos as u.s.
00:33:11
President Donald Trump urges calm over
00:33:13
a potential virus outbreak Democrats wonder
whether his been astray shewn is ready
00:33:18
to handle what making what may come next
maybe Washington correspondent. I'm
00:33:24
a gonna take things from here the president
yesterday tried to minimize fears of an
00:33:29
outbreak I don't think it's inevitable
even as health officials warned infections
00:33:33
are coming shortly after the government
announced one in California apparently
00:33:38
unconnected to overseas travel or
00:33:40
a contact with another patient New
Jersey's Bill Pascrell is among Democrats
00:33:45
questioning whether the administration is
up to the task that it was shipped led to
00:33:49
made it such
00:33:50
a risk the president yesterday blasted House
Speaker Nancy Pelosi for echoing those
00:33:55
doubts I think Speaker Pelosi is
incompetent this morning she called for
00:33:59
a bipartisan response to the virus
lives are at stake this is not
00:34:04
a time for name calling saga Washington
speaking of California that state is
00:34:09
monitoring more than 8400 people for
Corona virus symptoms after the arrival on
00:34:15
commercial flights but stayed on Wednesday
reported the case of unknown origin
00:34:20
making it potentially the 1st incident
of the virus spreading within u.s.
00:34:24
Communities stock markets across the globe
dropped sharply again Thursday for the
00:34:30
4th straight day of plummeting values
prompted by fears of the growing spread of
00:34:35
the coronavirus and its effect on international
commerce European markets dropped
00:34:40
more than 3 percent for the day while key
exchanges in New York were down more than
00:34:44
2 percent in late day trading Asian markets
finished mixed on Thursday Arab media
00:34:50
reporting that the spread of the coronavirus
in Iran has pushed that country's
00:34:54
currency to lows not seen in almost
00:34:57
a year Iranian health officials say there
are more than $200.00 confirmed cases in
00:35:01
that country and at least $26.00 deaths
Edward Uranian has that part of the story.
00:35:13
Turkey. Bahrain Kuwait and the United
Arab Emirates have all closed landin
00:35:20
air borders with Iran in recent days due
to the coronavirus. Yes as the closures
00:35:26
stop the flow of traffic
to and from Iran fears of
00:35:30
a deepening economic slump are hitting
Iraq's national currency the reaal Arab
00:35:36
media say the reaal fell to 158500 to the
dollar on the black market Wednesday
00:35:43
its lowest level in over
00:35:45
a year the realities of official Paglia's
$42000.00 to the dollar many economists
00:35:52
fear that both Iran to oil and
non oil exports will be hit by
00:35:55
a regional trade slump due to the virus
religious tourism to Iran's holy sites will
00:36:02
also be affected by border closures and
quarantines around public places sales
00:36:08
during the normally robust pre now rues New
Year's festival are falling despite the
00:36:14
downward pressure on Iran's economy
President Haasan Rouhani told journalists
00:36:20
Thursday that the country until recently
had been thriving because you can do all
00:36:25
modern want to see them
exerting too far yet if there's
00:36:28
a says it on both industry and agriculture
did very well during the past several
00:36:33
months and that he adds that the economy
will flourish if Iranians do not let us
00:36:38
sanctions or the coronavirus have
00:36:41
a psychological impact on
their behavior. Despite
00:36:49
the president's optimism state t.v.
00:36:51
Showed Iranians in the
capital Tehran swarming
00:36:54
a pharmacy in pursuit of flu medication
and face masks panic buying was also
00:37:01
reported at some other businesses former
Iranian president obl Haasan Bani Souther
00:37:07
tells v.o.a.
00:37:08
That almost everything necessary to fight
the virus outbreak is missing in Iran and
00:37:14
ordinary people blame
their government and u.s.
00:37:17
Sanctions for the current crisis. On.
00:37:24
Comrades that the Iranian economy depends
on trade with its neighbors so you can
00:37:29
just imagine the poverty that is facing the
Iranian people if trade diminishes with
00:37:34
its partners like Turkey Iraq Russia and
elsewhere and Iranian member of parliament
00:37:41
recently blame Terrans eagerness to come
to the rescue of its major trading partner
00:37:46
China for shortages inside his own country
Iran sent thousands of face masks to
00:37:52
China during the initial phase of the
coronavirus outbreak and now faces
00:37:58
a severe shortage at home Iranians laments
former president Bonnie Souther have no
00:38:04
confidence in the regime or its propaganda
and even less faith that the outside
00:38:10
world will come to their rescue
Edward Uranian for v.o.a.
00:38:14
News Cairo Saudi Arabia has closed off
its holiest sites in Islam to foreign
00:38:21
pilgrims over the coronavirus disrupting
travels for thousands of Muslims ready
00:38:27
already headed to the kingdom and potentially
affecting plans later this year for
00:38:31
millions more ahead of the fasting month
of Ramadan and the annual Hodge pilgrimage
00:38:37
outside of China that covered 19 as
significantly affected South Korea earlier I
00:38:42
spoke to Jeff Kim the owner of an afterschool
Academy in Seoul to learn about how
00:38:47
the outbreak is affecting him for me because
I'm always like cautious these they
00:38:53
are the people I meet in my daily routines
you know of course I wash my hands more
00:38:59
often than any time. And sanitizer
everywhere you know it's really hard to
00:39:06
see the same tigers in
Korea or if you go to
00:39:09
a hospital or clinics then
you can see it but not in
00:39:14
a bank or like supermarkets. Ulta
today I mean remember back in.
00:39:23
Late 2000. Thousands right
when we had the h one
00:39:26
n one virus and you had the pure
stands outside elevators and in
00:39:33
building engines says that even at bus stops
you know so people could you know keep
00:39:38
their hands germ free so you're saying
you're seen more of that and more of that
00:39:44
yes more of that everywhere and they
all for the sanitizers and they ask me
00:39:51
if they you know if I wash my
hands and you know it's. It's
00:39:58
very funny that I feel kind of like safe
washing my hands and sanitising would have
00:40:03
to. Really shake their hands you know like
00:40:09
a business meetings we just you know bump
and. Of course it's hard to see people
00:40:15
without wearing
00:40:15
a mask on the street and it's funny
you know nowadays I can and. They
00:40:22
read people's emotions you know which
we normally get from the facial
00:40:29
expressions right but they all know where
mask so it's really one of my colleagues
00:40:34
recently just rattles from Seoul to
the United States and he said he was
00:40:42
he felt pressured to wear
00:40:44
a mask on the plane is there's
socially as you know.
00:40:50
Dr to wear a mask even though some
health professionals say that wearing
00:40:56
a mask doesn't necessarily give you any
extra protection you must he was wearing
00:41:01
best and if you don't wear
00:41:02
a mask people look weird. And. Yeah it's
00:41:09
it's it's a mandatory right now in Korea
and it's funny it's really hard to get
00:41:15
a mask in the markets it's also go in
so what we do. There's always like
00:41:22
a daily deals so they open. 7 were like
00:41:26
a $99.00 more like to the website they sell
only and I limited mask only $10000.00
00:41:32
mask per day Gross Well
00:41:33
a business owner you know you have an
after school Academy How's that being you
00:41:40
know. By this the mean is
education postponed the new
00:41:47
school year 8 so. At the start they up
the school. It's March 9 which is like
00:41:53
one week. Later that initially planned
because you know so the private
00:42:00
school like it's like
00:42:01
a jail as. We kind of follow
their order but it's not
00:42:08
a mandatory but. They
suggest to close that close
00:42:15
down the school for like
a week or so but it's
00:42:17
a really hard decision because you know
it's we get from the students and I was
00:42:23
Jeff Kim speaking to me from Seoul and
speaking of schools prime minister Shinzo
00:42:28
Abbay asked Japanese schools to close for
00:42:31
a March 2nd until the start of the next
term an April I spoke to reporter James
00:42:36
Simms in Tokyo about that the national
government is saying you know we're
00:42:41
requesting that you do this I know some
local governments have already taken that
00:42:46
step ahead of the time and so the big concern
is you know what do people do if both
00:42:52
parents are working. The government has
said well you know we're requesting that
00:42:56
companies be flexible but in some cases you
know companies that just don't have the
00:43:01
extra staff or they can say Ok
well you could take off a half
00:43:04
a week you know what to go take care of
your children or your kid and so there's
00:43:09
big questions in terms of what's going
to happen there you know if you're
00:43:12
a parent you know that daycare centers
and preschools into barns I mean.
00:43:19
You know you catch everything as
00:43:21
a parent so I don't know if you're going
to shut the school. You know from 1st
00:43:26
grade through high school. You seems like
you should do something for you know the
00:43:32
younger children and some of those kids
are always going to be weaker immune
00:43:37
systems too you know overall how do you
think this is going to affect life for many
00:43:41
people throughout Japan Well I mean I
think you have to break that into several
00:43:45
sort of pieces you know there's economic
impact and then there's just sort of the
00:43:50
daily life and backed So you know the very
big concerns about the economic and back
00:43:55
just because of things like supply chains
being shut down you know from China for
00:43:59
components as well as they had to basically
ending of Chinese tourists coming to
00:44:05
Japan and then in terms of the schools I
think at this point in the year most of
00:44:10
the kids are done with most of their
work and so you know when to be able to
00:44:14
graduate and you know.
They'll be going into
00:44:18
a longer break and things don't really pick
up until like I think mid to late April
00:44:22
in terms of school so there's sort of
00:44:24
a buffer zone there but the question is you
know whether if if this continues much
00:44:30
longer than expected or there's also
00:44:33
a question of whether their people that
you know get the coronavirus it goes into
00:44:38
remission then it comes back or it
able to spread even once people are
00:44:45
supposedly over it and then
sort of longer term there's
00:44:48
a big question question mark over the
Olympics especially after the comments by an
00:44:53
Olympic Committee member saying that
the Olympics whether they whether it's
00:44:59
a no no go or ago would have to be decided
you know at the latest by the end of May
00:45:05
May when the government I think is very
worried because especially for the Abbey
00:45:09
administration I mean it's sort of
considered his graduation as he's coming you
00:45:15
know towards the end of his his tenure
probably as prime minister so the government
00:45:19
has said that you know nothing has been
decided regarding or that. Decision has
00:45:25
been made to to postpone the Olympics or
anything I mean they need to think about
00:45:29
today actual sort of health impacts as
well as you know Japan sort of stature in
00:45:36
the world in trying to deal with
something like this they had
00:45:39
a major global event like the Olympics I
was James send speaking to me from Tokyo
00:45:44
Japan but her David Weber is
00:45:47
a professor of medicine and divisions of
Infectious Diseases at the University of
00:45:52
North Carolina School of Medicine with
everything going on today I asked him why
00:45:57
the w.h.o.
00:45:58
Sounds cautiously optimistic about the
covert 19 that it can be beaten what
00:46:04
concerns did he still have the obvious
concern is you know up until last week it
00:46:10
looked like the virus with the
Thankfully confined. To. China
00:46:18
with you know one usual thing like
the cruise ship in Diamond Princess
00:46:24
and Japan but just in the last week we have
obviously seen substantial transmission
00:46:32
I think that you know will know I think by
the end of the week but I think there is
00:46:37
a stance for concern that we are going
to have to move from containment meaning
00:46:42
keep it in one area don't let any new
people contact contract the and then much
00:46:49
like we go with the our you know it would
burn itself out we may need to move
00:46:55
obviously to. Mitigation meaning
yes we're going to. Read or at
00:47:02
least read through much of the world and
not in the fashion and Moen need to commit
00:47:08
against an early detection early therapy.
Protecting older individuals with
00:47:15
co-morbidity So I think right now. The
issue is not what's happening in China you
00:47:21
know for the let we plot the number of
documents. Earth Day and been going down
00:47:27
like that it's clear that China is certainly
managing their out right what about
00:47:33
continents like Africa that have already
been dealing with significant health
00:47:37
crises who may not have as robust
how systems there are only
00:47:40
a few lab and dedicate
00:47:43
a bowl and actually doing that thing. For
proper management and protection of our
00:47:49
health care personality proper diagnose
you. And it's not clear that that
00:47:56
ability what it did in Africa how that one
is you and then if you already pointed
00:48:00
out it after tissue that if you already
with one underlying the malaria
00:48:07
malnutrition. Terry we do know
that it's virus there are
00:48:12
a higher. Death rate the more severe
illness and higher death rate that
00:48:19
was u.n.c.
00:48:20
School of Medicine professor Dr David Weber
and still to come later on the program
00:48:25
that it's not an economy that's working
for the American people that's the kind I
00:48:30
mean working for the one person said
we're going to create an economy for all
00:48:35
you're listening to v.o.a.
00:48:36
News. This is. The breakthrough
00:48:43
listen initiative has been scanning the
sky since 2016 to spot communication that
00:48:48
might be transmitted by possible
intelligent extraterrestrial beings the
00:48:53
breakthrough listen
initiative recently released
00:48:55
a collection of data that was gathered by
the project's most why branching survey
00:49:00
of radio emissions the Pennsylvania State
University led team is working to find
00:49:05
out if extra terrestrials could be
employing the transiting method which our
00:49:09
scientists have successfully used to
spot exoplanets in order to find Earth
00:49:15
researchers are studying the breakthrough
listened to enough to examine radio
00:49:18
signals from 20 nearby stars that align
with the plane of Perth's orbit conditions
00:49:24
that would allow extra terrestrials from
around the stars to detect Earth so far
00:49:29
for the Penn State team and others have
found no signs of extraterrestrial
00:49:33
civilizations I know be
00:49:35
a ways Rick Panther Layo. We'll
00:49:43
ways international edition continues I'm
Steve Miller Turkish officials say 29
00:49:49
soldiers were killed in an airstrike by
Syrian government forces in northeast Syria
00:49:54
the deaths mark
00:49:55
a serious escalation in the direct conflict
between Turkish and Russian backed
00:50:00
Syrian forces has been waged since early
February and swarms of locusts rapidly
00:50:07
multiply
00:50:07
a lack of supplies means East African
countries are struggling to contain the
00:50:12
plague that threatens feeds food security
for millions of people writers David
00:50:17
Doyle has that story in
00:50:19
a region where 19000000 people already
go hungry the UN's Food and Agricultural
00:50:23
Organization representative
to Kenya says it's
00:50:26
a disaster that eclipses others visit
because this regime is in unprecedented fit
00:50:31
with a single square kilometer
swarm can eat as much food in
00:50:35
a day as 35000 people in the f a
00:50:38
o warned last month that left unchecked the
number of locusts in East Africa could
00:50:42
explode by 500 times by June the f.a.a.
00:50:46
Says containing the plague will
cost at least $138000000.00 u.s.
00:50:50
Dollars so far donors have pledged $52000000.00
of that was Reuters reporter David
00:50:56
Doyle
00:50:57
a British court is still considering whether
Julian Assange should be extradited to
00:51:03
the United States to face espionage
charges Nicholas been all reports assizes
00:51:08
European legal team and tends to seek
political asylum in France for the individual
00:51:14
the high profile case of 2
going to sound has brought
00:51:16
a number of lawyers who claim to
defend the man who considers himself
00:51:20
a whistleblower in friends one of the
members of his legal team was present on
00:51:24
Emmanuel mock role to grant asylum to
00:51:26
a son who was jailed in London and faces
extradition to the United States Eric to
00:51:31
palm already
00:51:32
a well known French lawyer claims that
Kieron process is unfair I suppose will.
00:51:37
Spend the rest of his life in the u.s.
00:51:39
Prison if convicted. He
00:51:45
explains that the United
States want to have
00:51:48
a political process and that freedom
of press with this case he says the
00:51:53
Constitution of the United States will
prevent the prosecution of a u.s.
00:51:56
Citizen for such facts this case is a
concern for all journalists none u.s.
00:52:01
Citizen around the world if you
bomb already says the u.s.
00:52:04
Supreme Court stated clearly in different
decisions that freedom of expression
00:52:09
cannot be prosecuted as it is the case
we were sent in London oh you're of the
00:52:14
United States accused you don't as of risking
the lives of intelligence sources by
00:52:19
publishing classify us government documents
ourselves faces charges under the us as
00:52:25
act for the 2000 and then
release for his website of
00:52:29
a trove of fires detailing
the realities of u.s.
00:52:32
Military campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq
organizations supporting the Wiki Leaks
00:52:37
founder could be the bug Assad government
00:52:39
a relic of Vincent is the burden bureau
director for Reporters Without Borders
00:52:44
whether it should be a matter of
criminal offense. The question of
00:52:49
a public interest is really important
so of course it is the product of
00:52:54
a some information must be confidential.
But the thing is when when the information
00:53:00
leaked is in the public and when it contributes
to journalism and in fact political
00:53:05
told on the basis of revelations that the
public has a Right now we consider that
00:53:09
a matter of press freedom and we will
defend it so that's very much the case with
00:53:15
sauce in 2010 Wiki Leaks also release
hundreds of thousands of documents in their
00:53:21
original form including the secret identities
of diplomats and local sources it was
00:53:26
a shocking revelation that
brought to light some u.s.
00:53:29
Intelligence operations including spying
on leaders from foreign countries such as
00:53:34
France or Germany for that specific
reason so. French lawmakers think Julian
00:53:39
Assange should be rewarded with asylum
in France John Christophe La Garde
00:53:44
a century's French representative is
one of them here it is unique. He
00:53:51
said that even if the United States has
been an ally of friends before the night of
00:53:55
John King to power differential cannot
trust them because to defend their own
00:53:59
interests the Americans can spy on foreign
leaders Legard says he thinks it is
00:54:04
a red flag between democracies for that
he says some countries should give Julian
00:54:09
Assange is the proper recognition for
releasing American secrets. Julian Assange is
00:54:15
legal battle in Britain is far from over
as the hearing is expected to take several
00:54:19
weeks before the judge make
00:54:21
a decision on his case Nicholas been all
for viewing news Paris at least 32 people
00:54:27
have been killed in the deadliest violence
to engulf India's capital of New Delhi
00:54:31
in decades so
00:54:33
a heavy deployment of security forces brought
an uneasy calm Thursday and so latest
00:54:39
revision and the death toll
from clashes earlier this week
00:54:43
a ruinous Tanna and New Delhi
has more than numbers. Many of.
00:54:54
Them were not in the hospital and now. So
00:55:02
that number. Is.
00:55:10
Well known and one
intelligence source. That.
00:55:18
The United States Democratic Party
finds itself at a crossroads at
00:55:21
a critical time in a 2020 Alexion cycle
at the core of the Democrats' dilemma is
00:55:26
a sharp divide between the parties progressive
wing and the moderates as we hear
00:55:31
from v.o.a.
00:55:32
National correspondent Jim alone.
The liberal moderate split was
00:55:39
on full display during the latest Democratic
debate in South Carolina broadcast by
00:55:44
c.b.s.
00:55:45
News dot com I think she was talking about
my plan not us front runner Bernie Sanders
00:55:50
defended the core vision of his campaign
that government take the lead to improve
00:55:56
the lives of all Americans that is not an
economy that's working for the American
00:56:01
people that's
00:56:02
a good economy working for the one percent
we're going to create an economy for all
00:56:07
not just wealthy campaign Senator gooders
but Sanders got plenty of pushback in the
00:56:12
debate from moderates who fear his nomination
would send the foreign aid to defeat
00:56:17
in November against President Trump former
South Bend Indiana Mayor. Was among
00:56:23
those sounding the alarm I mean look if you
think the last 4 years has been chaotic
00:56:30
. Divisive toxic exhausting imagine
spending the better part of 2020
00:56:36
with Bernie Sanders versus Donald Trump.
Think about what that will be like for
00:56:42
this country but Sanders and his supporters
argue his success shows the Democratic
00:56:47
Party has moved to the left since 2016 and
is drawing in younger and more engaged
00:56:54
voters analyst John 48 Well I think
he has some strength he has a he has
00:56:58
a good core of people who are going to be
with him no matter where he is and he's
00:57:02
likely to do very well winning or coming
in 2nd in states ahead so it's oh he's in
00:57:07
a pretty strong position. But is Sanders
Wise's moderate Democrats like Jim Kasler
00:57:13
grow more concerned if you add up the
moderate votes together in the early
00:57:17
primaries more people are
voting for moderates for
00:57:20
a moderate for mainstream candidate to win
that number needs to consolidate terms
00:57:25
of who's vying for those votes moderates
like booty Gedge former Vice President Joe
00:57:30
Biden Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar shore
and former New York City Mayor Michael
00:57:35
Bloomberg believe Trump and his Republican
supporters would be thrilled if Sanders
00:57:41
won the Democratic nomination analyst Matthew
Dallas they would be able to kind of
00:57:46
exploit Sanders some of his past
positions Medicare for all.
00:57:54
So I think it's it's
00:57:55
a much bigger target politically for
the Republicans to have someone like
00:58:02
a Bernie Sanders at the top of the
take if we cannot continue to have
00:58:06
a president who is
00:58:07
a pathological liar Sanders will continue
to have an advantage in the primary race
00:58:13
as long as the moderate contenders failed
to rally around one candidate says
00:58:18
Darrell West all of them have certain
advantages but certain minuses as well and I
00:58:24
think for one of the moderates to defeat
Sanders the field is really going to have
00:58:29
to cola. Around one of those individuals
the Democratic race is now in
00:58:34
a crucial stage with numerous primaries
and larger states coming up over the next
00:58:40
several weeks with a few 1000
delegates at stake Jim Malone v.o.a.
00:58:46
News Washington and that's going to do
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News Geneva Meanwhile Lithuania has confirmed
it for his case of coronavirus u.s.
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Vice president Mike Pence can his 1st
meeting of the coronavirus task force
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Thursday one day after President Trump
made him the government's point person for
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the epidemic Mr pens that the administration's
priority is to protect the American
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people present know our fire and health and
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today represents the most important.
In this government today and the vice
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president brought in that Debbie Burks the
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and medical doctor there serve as its chief
advisor for responding to the virus I
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break Tokyo Disneyland will be close
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amid the outbreak of Corona virus in Japan
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cording to the company this is v.o.a.
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News an airstrike by Syrian government
forces has killed at least 33 Turkish
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soldiers in northeast Syria marking
the largest death toll for Turkey in
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a single day since it 1st intervened in
Syria in 2016 the deaths were serious
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escalation in the direct conflict between
Turkish and Russia banks Syrian forces
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that's been waged since early February
Rami Dogan the governor of Turkey's.
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Province bordering Syria's at liberty Jim
said 33 troops were killed and 33 others
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receiver. Slee wounded in
the attack on the u.s.
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State Department expressed concern in
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a statement Thursday night saying that they
stand by the NATO ally Turkey and call
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for an immediate end to the despicable
offensive by the Assad regime in Russia and
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Iranian backed forces the United
Nations warned on Thursday that
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a locus outbreak in eastern Africa is
continuing to spread and threatens to
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intensify the u.n.
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Spokesman says that locus were sweeping
across 8 countries in the region Ethiopia
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Kenya Somalia South Sudan Eritrea
Djibouti Tanzania and Uganda and had just
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reached the Democratic Republic of Congo
he said the un office for the chord
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a nation of Humanitarian Affairs warns
worse has to come at the start of the
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planting season warns that in
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a mature swarms the most voracious stage
of the locals development will emerge at
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the start of the upcoming rainy season which
is the most important planting season
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for some of the world's worst affected
in at risk countries of East Africa u.n.
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Officials are calling for international
support for farmers affected by the look of
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break
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a trial date has been set for the full House
actress Lori Loughlin and her husband
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in the college admissions bribery case in
the Us trial is supposed to start October
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5th in Boston Laughlin
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a fashion designer husband are charged
with paying $500000.00 in creating fake
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athletic profiles to get their daughters
into the University of Southern California
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as recruits to the rowing team. On Wall
Street markets continued to plunge for the
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6 straight day on investor worries about
the economic impact of the Coven 1000
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virus. The drubbing on financial markets
stemming from Corona virus outbreak
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worries continued in Thursday's trading
on Wall Street the Dow Jones Industrials
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plunged $1193.00 points losing
4.4 percent to close at 25
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$1763.00 the s. And p.
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$500.00 lost $137.00 points or 4.4 percent
and the Nasdaq fell $414.00 points
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shouting 4.6 percent a value the s. And p.
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Is headed to its worst week since October
2008 I Mike Ross more Deal News dot com
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I'm Tom You make me leave you
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a news. Good
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morning Africa welcome to daybreak Africa
for the Voice of America James Buntay
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Washington today is Friday February 28th
and here are some of the stories we're
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covering Africa braces for the corona
virus this virus does not respect
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theirs it does not distinguish between
the races or 18 the cities it has
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not either and for a country's g.d.p.
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Or level of development at the Rose
I cannot Gabrielle Yousuf is w.h.y.
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The director general of East African countries
struggling to contain their low cost
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play get Ugandan business women appealed
to President moved 70 anchor got me to
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reopen their common border you don't have
people power movement plans to resume
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public consultation next week despite
police threat Gagne's opposition civil side
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the group will protest this weekend I guess
Sunday's controversial constitutional
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referendum and parliamentary election will
station back it would be the one country
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not to what breaks everywhere. In the
neighborhood and City have to raise the
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leader of the opposition union of
republic Infosys party and the World Bank
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normalize relations with Somalia after 30
years those 30 plus some so almost posts
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are coming up on Daybreak Africa.
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Uppercut is bracing for your potential
coronavirus pandemic expressed want the
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health systems on the continent could be
overwhelmed beyond its source the China
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all breaks have hit South Korea Iran and
Italy with kids is detected in dozens of
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other countries However experts say the
apparent delay in the virus reaching Africa
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on. A large scale has given precious time
to prepare the ritual reports its Dakar
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airports in Senegal and transport hubs
across the continent or Thora these are
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trying to detect and intercept suspected
coronavirus patients single cases have
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been detected in Egypt and Algeria the
World Health Organization warned Thursday
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but no country can assure you it is
safe from the virus this virus does not
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respect what it does not
distinguish between races or.
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It has not a good foot a country's g.d.p.
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Or level of development the point is
not only to Brevan cases arriving
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on your shorts the point is what you
do when you have. Until this month
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Senegal's past Institute was one of only
2 African research laboratories able to
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test for the virus the minute. If it is
detected sooner that will be more effective
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in lowering its spread the apparent delay
in any African outbreak has given the
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continent time to prepare the World Health
Organization says more than half of
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sub-Saharan countries are now equipped
with laboratories that can test for the
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virus now individual countries are capable
of testing for this new completely new
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virus it's not as extensive as we need to
be and the testing that Guyana country is
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isn't as complete as we'd like it to be but
the fact that we've been able to stand
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this up in relatively short amount of
time I think represents progress it's
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a fear that an undetected outbreak
could rapidly escalate into
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a health crisis around 80 percent of
people with Corona virus have only mild
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symptoms meaning the true prevalence is
likely under it. Most fates Hannity's have
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occurred in those with
underlying health problems but
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a pandemic in Africa would overwhelm medical
facilities it's an issue when it comes
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to managing other medical problems say
that means that people with heart disease
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and things aren't necessarily able to visit
the hospital or to get an appointment
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and subsequently we could see increased
mortality from other medical problems
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simply because they can't access the health
system experts say many African nations
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must improve disease surveillance and
operations to trace the spread of infection
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they also warn that in the event of
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a global pandemic the international
community must be ready to step in and help
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countries with weaker health
systems and we try to
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a news from the. Swamps of
locusts rapidly multiply
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a lack of supplies means East African
countries are struggling to contain the
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plague that threatens food security for
millions of people writers David doing
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reports in northern Kenya the next generation
of locusts has already been born but
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as the plague multiplies and spreads
across East Africa and the Horn of Africa
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governments hit by violence or
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a lack of supplies are struggling
to hold back the tide in
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a region where 19000000 people already
go hungry the UN's Food and Agricultural
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Organization representative to Kenya
Dr Tobias talk of Russia says it's
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a disaster that eclipses all
others it is a big city it is
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a biggest hit much as we say drought is a
threat much as we say that floods can be
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a threat but if you are trying to think of
them I think they all think but does it
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because this regime is in
unprecedented fit look for to create
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a single square kilometer
swarm can eat as much food in
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a day as $35000.00 people 'd can the f.a.
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Award last month that left unchecked the
number of locusts in East Africa could
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explode by 500 times by June when eggs hatch
as they have been due. And recently in
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Kenya's arches post the young locust has
earthbound for 2 weeks and are more
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vulnerable to spraying but this month Kenya
the region's wealthiest and most stable
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country run out of pesticide
for about a week and
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a half leaving residents and farmers to
watch helplessly as the crops they count on
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to feed their families would devour it.
Disturbing because you've never seen
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anything like this and also when they land
on vegetation they eat everything even
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the grass if this continues they will eat
all the vegetation. In neighboring Uganda
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the military has been deployed Handspring
trees in the morning before locusts take
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flight. Somalia where the infestation was
1st reported in December can't provide
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security to exterminate his feet u.p.i.
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Needs 500000 liters of pesticide for the
upcoming harvest and planting season but
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the country single pesticide factory is
struggling to produce its maximum 200000
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liters as foreign exchange shortages have
delayed the purchase of chemicals that
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this decides available but the Decides
required financial resources before
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they can be released. To f.a.o.
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Says containing the plague will
cost at least $138000000.00 u.s.
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Dollars so far donors have
pledged $52000000.00. Yes
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Reuters. Reported yesterday
Thursday marked as
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a one year since the
Rwandan government issued
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a travel advisory more the rule of the
National against traveling to Uganda The
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move came at the climax of tensions between
Ugandan president Yoweri most 70 and
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Gabi of Rwanda Ugandan business women said
the dispute has highly affected their
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business is the family's Davis rock Origi
report from Kampala they are calling on
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both leaders to end their disagreement
and open the borders when you go. To no
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border the main border crossing between
Russia and Uganda mother of 6.
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500000 going to shillings $140.00 of profits
from have business she says that she
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had also business. But it
goes beyond me as one of the
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mattresses to the. Business is
almost closing because most of. That
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another stupid from Doesn't Uganda. Of
course but the women present position
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is most women just like. The business
is when they grow their board.
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Had. Things. We don't have
money our businesses have
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closed we are my that. We are
failing to pay school fees we are
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failing to provide food for often midis
and other businesswoman. Businesses
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at. The crossing between Kenya and Uganda.
Over the border between Uganda and
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Rwanda as equally affected across other
East African member states have been
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talking with. Us in these last words from
Kenya we send them to Khartoum not by bus
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and then it was on the gives us they want
our money back on that bus were never on
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. So why use from Kenya what you
don't bust they're going to cut
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a notch up us once those are sent me back
I watched the money which means I have
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marketing where in the round up I know
the border is closed I can't access that
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market on my business. Eastern Africa
sub regional support initiative for
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divestment of e.s.c.
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. To get to not gotten aboard lost
over $600000000.00 Uganda slings
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over $150.00. When the
good as well clause of.
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The international community should
intervene and as leaders of both states to
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negotiate in good faith they need technicians
the donor community that promotes
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human rights and sustainable development
has taught at the safe distance
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watching the unproductive and shall
know with patients between President
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70 and me which are said to be aimed at
opening the borders President I'm 70
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and me met last week for the 4th and
admitted president don't know Linc.
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But. He discussed ways interested in
relations between the 2 countries for
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news. Uganda he was the into
the break Africa on the Voice
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of America I'm James Bhatti Washington
to this Friday February 28th day broke
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Africa time 60 minutes past the hour you
got the opposition people power movement
00:15:26
of Parliament to really. Popularly known
as Bobby one says it plans to resume
00:15:32
public meetings next week as part of one's
campaign for president spokesman you
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well so you're also says members of the
group will defend themselves from police
00:15:42
violence which he says is intended to
undermine Bobby winds campaign to unseat him
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. Long time President you were he was 70
in next year's general election watching
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through police there is no doubt that there
are different than just following the
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know what happened during Monday when
the sun's going to resume fast but the
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college kids and our one of our
comrades were killed was that knocks by
00:16:03
a police truck which ran over her and so
we went very hard so it's it is clearly
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showing that they want to frustrate by not
only stopping our efforts to go at that
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point that Ugandans our resolve really
is that we are going to begin to defend
00:16:16
ourselves against its mentality against
this mother and that's what they clearly
00:16:21
have the tongue in cheek of course has been
enough didn't that they didn't with all
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of these activities and not being able
to hold activities of citations and once
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again that once again they expect to see
that happen on rebel Jack and Emma but you
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are out there in Iraq with Ugandan body
president was rationed because they don't
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provide for that don't you think you could
be clashing with the police is this is
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this tons of the people Mahmoud meant to
defend yourself defend yourself against
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whom and for what reason so look that's
what join that hearing that's like the
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killing grasshoppers Now that's not
acceptable so we are very well within the law
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is that we are going to defend ourselves
against this matter because that's what
00:17:01
they have become lawyers are relating to
the electoral commission and to meet with
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the police to. All address in this instance
the resumption of your consultation you
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are going to have received any information
or feedback from the electoral
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commission or the police how did you begin
your consultation as you have said that
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we wrote to the only road to the Electoral
Commission of course they give our
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giving is the mention need for us we will
deliver him for that meeting but all of
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that is not forthcoming and we have today
since we have done everything the law
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requires that we have tried to exhaust all
legal we are going to find how to make
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and reaching out to Uganda and contact them
that's going to happen what is the next
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plan in terms of going on the
resumption of the consultation that's
00:17:45
a possibility that next week you could face
the same situation where the police who
00:17:50
are in still supporters as well as yourself
and run the juggling well that we don't
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let the cat out of the bag now
but you can because it will have
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a time. Joel sailing is
spokesperson for Bobby wines
00:18:04
people power movement of Uganda he was
speaking with us Peter Clottey from Kampala
00:18:09
. Opposition parties civil society
groups say they plan to hold nationwide
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demonstrations this weekend against
Sunday's controversial constitutional
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referendum and parliamentary election
that they say I intend to allow President
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Condi to serve an illegal 3rd
term local media quote a u.s.
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Secretary of state might bump Ailes Twitter
post expressing concern about President
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condo's plans to organize the legislative
election and constitutional referendum on
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March 1st cd-r to re leader of the opposition
union of Republican forces POTUS says
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over 80 percent of Guinea
is against the lifting
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a presidential term limits fired
Mao go to people but only thing
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they want to do is. Only the ones who.
00:19:04
Are dominant any chance you know.
All the pressure to have was
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not absolutely right so on Sunday you are
going on another protest or demonstration
00:19:16
against this move not in
the same place we are not.
00:19:23
Contestation but it would really run
the whole country not to one place but
00:19:28
everywhere. And diplomats that you
have met with other opposition
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forces say that you should have
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a dialogue to resolve any concerns you
have where is the status of that dialogue
00:19:42
with the governments over trying
to. Develop the limo I think you.
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Will. Clearly the
00:20:02
learning president won't
go us. Down so I've found.
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That. What has been the response from
the people of Guinea so far about this
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Sunday's referendum we're against everywhere
he's against. The river but you know
00:20:23
how any collusion with the fans
mentioning happening in India. Who
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hold the visual support because
it was inviting because of the
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audit would make on the list was
trying to won't. Call it an electrical
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shock at 3 days they go to
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a problem because it's not cause people
to keep or are really are people if they
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like to listen. To exist so
this is to happen now was
00:21:01
it actually see good process
observe his absolute facts. To.
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See what capital is but the question.
Actually is just the capacity.
00:21:17
That you want to see. If you were born
with what is the opposition message to the
00:21:24
people of Guinea I heard of Sunday's
referendum no live here we support the whole
00:21:31
population in the. Struggle Against
this is for. Everybody that could
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clearly and support our
position today. C.d.i.
00:21:44
To Ray is leader of the opposition union
of Republican forces party of Guinea he
00:21:48
was speaking with us viewers Peter Clottey
from the capital could agree the World
00:21:53
Bank says it has normalized relations with
the federal government of Somalia after
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30 years in an announcement on Thursday
that the bank said that normalization will
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open up opportunities for Somalia
to access concessional 5 c.
00:22:08
From the World Bank and also help attract
investment that will support the
00:22:12
country's stability and development so money
at all is more than $5000000000.00 to
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external creditors and the country
is also expected to achieve
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a comprehensive debt relief under the
heavily in debt the poor countries hate big
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initiative how real my roof spoke with
Wallbank country money Joe Hugh rebel What
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this means in practice for 30 years the
Madi has been outside of the international
00:22:37
financial institutions system and normalizing
relations means that the country is
00:22:42
now in good standing with the World Bank
it means that going forward Somalia will
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be able to access ground financing for
property reduction so for 30 years somebody
00:22:54
has not had access to any of the World Bank
Group financing not from I do not from
00:23:00
the i.o.c.
00:23:01
For the private sector so that is what it
means it means that their country will be
00:23:05
able to make large investments in some
of the basic needs that people have in
00:23:11
Somalia I also want to talk about exactly
what did Saul Mali had to do that
00:23:18
convinced you to take this is step one
some of the basic reforms that have taken
00:23:22
place of approx 70 years being increasing
revenue generation not only from
00:23:27
Mogadishu Mogadishu employed but also
increasingly from the private sector that
00:23:32
means that the government is able to
generate its revenue from. Happy to pay
00:23:38
increasing amounts of attack to the
government because of the transparency. It is
00:23:43
now in the budget another thing is the
improved audit framework the auditor general
00:23:49
carrying out an annual
audit of the budget and
00:23:52
a record you know devoted to the part of
another reform and on the Central Bank
00:23:56
when we started working the central bank
was not regulating the financial sector
00:24:01
and there have been many laws and regulations
now part that enable the central bank
00:24:05
or carry out
00:24:06
a supervisory function in the financial
sector. As well as the new Somali banks
00:24:12
that have been formed another reform and
on the transparency of the budget and
00:24:17
particular on the payroll for example
the somebody national army is now fully
00:24:21
registered biometrically and payments
made to soldiers directly to their bank
00:24:26
accounts or to their mobile
phone and this is cutting out
00:24:30
a lot of the corruption that we used to
see in the part on this very big part of
00:24:34
the budget if you rebel as the World Bank
country manager for Somalia he spoke with
00:24:40
reporters of the u.s.
00:24:41
So Mali's service.
00:24:50
Here is something. Very good Friday
morning to you something. Good for.
00:24:57
The sports news from the you with
your group. Where Nigerian forward
00:25:04
Egads who scored his 1st school for
much as I did the 30 year old Nigerian
00:25:09
completed
00:25:10
a move to Trafford at the end of January
and is due to spend the remainder of the
00:25:14
292020 campaign on the club. Again
feels great you know because this is
00:25:21
what out with the long haul you know before
the last games I've played here but now
00:25:27
he's just come true for me. To my support
there from small when I was young and
00:25:32
playing 42 my scoring goals means
00:25:34
a lot to me going to Cherry this moment it
is of my life or don't know how to feel
00:25:39
good off the bench against Chelsea club
Rouge and what's. Before making his 1st
00:25:43
start against club Rouge in the
2nd leg of their last g.o.p.
00:25:48
League contest on Thursday night Steyn
with football news the knockout stages of
00:25:52
the continent's premier club competition
the cap Champions League kick off these
00:25:56
weekend would fall 1st leg game scheduled
for Friday and Saturday at the Cairo
00:26:01
International Stadium Cairo it will be the
family of Egypt locking horns with us
00:26:06
parents of Tunisia defending champions
of Tunisia how they poor record against
00:26:11
Zamalek of Egypt ahead of their 1st leg
in 7 clashes in various cup competitions
00:26:17
the tennis club have only one once drawing
3 times and losing 3 of their fix just
00:26:23
together Raja Casablanca Wolfie's deep
in Mazembe e of d r Congo to to form
00:26:28
a champions of many things income and
both have lifted the cup champions league
00:26:32
trophy more than once 5 form
00:26:35
a zombie and $34.00 Roger would win to
win numerous cup competitions and both
00:26:39
finish defeat for Club World Cup as run
as up on fan today Harley has to Mamelodi
00:26:45
Sundowns of South Africa where the North
Africans will be desperate for revenge
00:26:49
after
00:26:50
a $51.00 aggregates Russian one the club's
met at the same stage last year the 5
00:26:55
goal fest Lake spankin in Pretoria South
Africa was the heaviest single March loss
00:27:00
and stained by the record African champions
since the 6 until the heat in 1042
00:27:06
Egypt in Cup final while Adam Ahmed 5
stadium in Casablanca which will be what I
00:27:12
can supplant of Morrocco who told us the
hell of Tunisia in boxing news Ugandan
00:27:18
professional boxer Shafique ki one put
He's worn 2 books in federal all African
00:27:24
heavyweight title on the line when he comes
up against Egypt's Abdullah funny on
00:27:30
the 29th of May The fight will take place
at the International University of East
00:27:34
Africa auditorium Income Fund Shafique Q
one call believes the title is for him to
00:27:40
keep warm. I'm paying. For
it my fault I'm walking
00:27:48
and that does it for daybreak Africa's
sports for these Friday I am something.
00:27:54
Jerry it's back to you James in
Washington thank you some say have
00:27:59
a good weekend 10000 for this Friday
February 25th edition of daybreak Africa we
00:28:04
thank you for spending this week with us
on behalf of the daybreak Africa team
00:28:08
producer Nicole back for
00:28:09
a reporter's Peter Clottey Reiki as well
as Post editor something along with all of
00:28:14
our engineers and Jens Bunting
Washington wish you well have
00:28:18
a lovely weekend. First of
all season has arrived the
00:28:25
border crosser. The city by
the time. Everybody knew.
00:28:32
This week we'll be checking out some of
the biggest stars that have headlined the
00:28:35
Coachella Valley Music
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00:28:42
March 2nd at 1500 universal to check out
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00:28:48
Voice of America. This is
00:28:53
a shocker. Play took Africa on the next
Africa thank you note it States Britain and
00:28:59
Norway appraising South Sudan for
forming a unity government with
00:29:03
a new government benefits to end years
of conflict that has killed thousands of
00:29:08
people and displaced millions South Sudan
in transition on the next straight up
00:29:13
Africa in one of the days
of the human factor u.b.c.
00:29:17
Right here. Africa.
00:29:30
Today is Friday Feb 28th and this is via
ways international edition I'm Steve
00:29:37
Miller in Washington as the number of people
affected by the corona virus outbreak
00:29:41
in 10 used to climb the head of the w.h.o.
00:29:44
Issues
00:29:45
a word of caution no country should
assume it wouldn't get cases that
00:29:52
could be
00:29:52
a 5. And quitely totally official say
nearly 2 dozen soldiers have been
00:29:59
killed in an airstrike by Syrian government
forces in northeast Syria we'll have
00:30:04
all of those stories and
00:30:06
a whole lot more next. The
00:30:13
director general of the World Health
Organization warns the coronavirus epidemic
00:30:18
has reached
00:30:19
a divisive decisive point and all countries
must prepare for the possibility of
00:30:24
a global pandemic of this respiratory disease
the latest figures reported to w.h.o.
00:30:30
From China are 78630 cases of
covert 19 in that country including
00:30:36
2747 deaths outside of China
there are 3474 reported cases
00:30:43
and 44 countries and $54.00 deaths these
are shrine now start us off from Geneva
00:30:50
the World Health Organization reports the
number of new infections of coronavirus
00:30:54
appears to be on the decline in China while
the disease is spreading more rapidly
00:30:59
around the globe in the past 2 days he says
the number of new cases reported in the
00:31:05
rest of the world has exceeded the number
of new cases reported in China and within
00:31:10
the past day 7 new countries have
reported their 1st case of coded 19.
00:31:17
Years I don't know and gave
raises acknowledges this is
00:31:21
a matter of concern but he notes the barbers
can be can. Change of all nations take
00:31:26
the right measures if you are aggressively
now you can contain this fire you
00:31:33
can prevent people getting sick you
can save lives. So my advice to
00:31:40
the country is to. Save
early measures can prevent
00:31:46
transmission before the virus get a
foothold taters says w h o advocates
00:31:53
a comprehensive approach he says this virus
does not respect borders and nations
00:31:58
must seek to prevent cases from infiltrating
their territory at the same time he
00:32:04
says they must have
00:32:05
a plan ready to care for those who are
sick and for stopping the virus from
00:32:09
infecting others every country needs to
be ready to detect early too I donate
00:32:15
vision rights contact
provide quality care.
00:32:23
And prevent community Don vision for
says covered 9000 has pandemic potential
00:32:30
but there is still time to prevent
country epidemics from developing into
00:32:34
a global pandemic He says w.h.o.
00:32:37
Is providing countries with the tools
they need to help them prepare for this
00:32:41
eventuality he notes study away Cho
is shipping testing kits and personal
00:32:45
protective equipment to dozens of countries
he says the agency has trained more
00:32:51
than 80000 health workers through online
courses and it's helping countries learn
00:32:56
how to prevent detect and
manage cases and for v.o.a.
00:33:00
News Geneva in Africa Nigeria has now
confirmed its 1st cover 19 patients it's an
00:33:07
Italian who traveled from
Milan Italy to Lagos as u.s.
00:33:11
President Donald Trump urges calm over
00:33:13
a potential virus outbreak Democrats wonder
whether his been astray shewn is ready
00:33:18
to handle what making what may come next
maybe Washington correspondent. I'm
00:33:24
a gonna take things from here the president
yesterday tried to minimize fears of an
00:33:29
outbreak I don't think it's inevitable
even as health officials warned infections
00:33:33
are coming shortly after the government
announced one in California apparently
00:33:38
unconnected to overseas travel or
00:33:40
a contact with another patient New
Jersey's Bill Pascrell is among Democrats
00:33:45
questioning whether the administration is
up to the task that it was shipped led to
00:33:49
made it such
00:33:50
a risk the president yesterday blasted House
Speaker Nancy Pelosi for echoing those
00:33:55
doubts I think Speaker Pelosi is
incompetent this morning she called for
00:33:59
a bipartisan response to the virus
lives are at stake this is not
00:34:04
a time for name calling saga Washington
speaking of California that state is
00:34:09
monitoring more than 8400 people for
Corona virus symptoms after the arrival on
00:34:15
commercial flights but stayed on Wednesday
reported the case of unknown origin
00:34:20
making it potentially the 1st incident
of the virus spreading within u.s.
00:34:24
Communities stock markets across the globe
dropped sharply again Thursday for the
00:34:30
4th straight day of plummeting values
prompted by fears of the growing spread of
00:34:35
the coronavirus and its effect on international
commerce European markets dropped
00:34:40
more than 3 percent for the day while key
exchanges in New York were down more than
00:34:44
2 percent in late day trading Asian markets
finished mixed on Thursday Arab media
00:34:50
reporting that the spread of the coronavirus
in Iran has pushed that country's
00:34:54
currency to lows not seen in almost
00:34:57
a year Iranian health officials say there
are more than $200.00 confirmed cases in
00:35:01
that country and at least $26.00 deaths
Edward Uranian has that part of the story.
00:35:13
Turkey. Bahrain Kuwait and the United
Arab Emirates have all closed landin
00:35:20
air borders with Iran in recent days due
to the coronavirus. Yes as the closures
00:35:26
stop the flow of traffic
to and from Iran fears of
00:35:30
a deepening economic slump are hitting
Iraq's national currency the reaal Arab
00:35:36
media say the reaal fell to 158500 to the
dollar on the black market Wednesday
00:35:43
its lowest level in over
00:35:45
a year the realities of official Paglia's
$42000.00 to the dollar many economists
00:35:52
fear that both Iran to oil and
non oil exports will be hit by
00:35:55
a regional trade slump due to the virus
religious tourism to Iran's holy sites will
00:36:02
also be affected by border closures and
quarantines around public places sales
00:36:08
during the normally robust pre now rues New
Year's festival are falling despite the
00:36:14
downward pressure on Iran's economy
President Haasan Rouhani told journalists
00:36:20
Thursday that the country until recently
had been thriving because you can do all
00:36:25
modern want to see them
exerting too far yet if there's
00:36:28
a says it on both industry and agriculture
did very well during the past several
00:36:33
months and that he adds that the economy
will flourish if Iranians do not let us
00:36:38
sanctions or the coronavirus have
00:36:41
a psychological impact on
their behavior. Despite
00:36:49
the president's optimism state t.v.
00:36:51
Showed Iranians in the
capital Tehran swarming
00:36:54
a pharmacy in pursuit of flu medication
and face masks panic buying was also
00:37:01
reported at some other businesses former
Iranian president obl Haasan Bani Souther
00:37:07
tells v.o.a.
00:37:08
That almost everything necessary to fight
the virus outbreak is missing in Iran and
00:37:14
ordinary people blame
their government and u.s.
00:37:17
Sanctions for the current crisis. On.
00:37:24
Comrades that the Iranian economy depends
on trade with its neighbors so you can
00:37:29
just imagine the poverty that is facing the
Iranian people if trade diminishes with
00:37:34
its partners like Turkey Iraq Russia and
elsewhere and Iranian member of parliament
00:37:41
recently blame Terrans eagerness to come
to the rescue of its major trading partner
00:37:46
China for shortages inside his own country
Iran sent thousands of face masks to
00:37:52
China during the initial phase of the
coronavirus outbreak and now faces
00:37:58
a severe shortage at home Iranians laments
former president Bonnie Souther have no
00:38:04
confidence in the regime or its propaganda
and even less faith that the outside
00:38:10
world will come to their rescue
Edward Uranian for v.o.a.
00:38:14
News Cairo Saudi Arabia has closed off
its holiest sites in Islam to foreign
00:38:21
pilgrims over the coronavirus disrupting
travels for thousands of Muslims ready
00:38:27
already headed to the kingdom and potentially
affecting plans later this year for
00:38:31
millions more ahead of the fasting month
of Ramadan and the annual Hodge pilgrimage
00:38:37
outside of China that covered 19 as
significantly affected South Korea earlier I
00:38:42
spoke to Jeff Kim the owner of an afterschool
Academy in Seoul to learn about how
00:38:47
the outbreak is affecting him for me because
I'm always like cautious these they
00:38:53
are the people I meet in my daily routines
you know of course I wash my hands more
00:38:59
often than any time. And sanitizer
everywhere you know it's really hard to
00:39:06
see the same tigers in
Korea or if you go to
00:39:09
a hospital or clinics then
you can see it but not in
00:39:14
a bank or like supermarkets. Ulta
today I mean remember back in.
00:39:23
Late 2000. Thousands right
when we had the h one
00:39:26
n one virus and you had the pure
stands outside elevators and in
00:39:33
building engines says that even at bus stops
you know so people could you know keep
00:39:38
their hands germ free so you're saying
you're seen more of that and more of that
00:39:44
yes more of that everywhere and they
all for the sanitizers and they ask me
00:39:51
if they you know if I wash my
hands and you know it's. It's
00:39:58
very funny that I feel kind of like safe
washing my hands and sanitising would have
00:40:03
to. Really shake their hands you know like
00:40:09
a business meetings we just you know bump
and. Of course it's hard to see people
00:40:15
without wearing
00:40:15
a mask on the street and it's funny
you know nowadays I can and. They
00:40:22
read people's emotions you know which
we normally get from the facial
00:40:29
expressions right but they all know where
mask so it's really one of my colleagues
00:40:34
recently just rattles from Seoul to
the United States and he said he was
00:40:42
he felt pressured to wear
00:40:44
a mask on the plane is there's
socially as you know.
00:40:50
Dr to wear a mask even though some
health professionals say that wearing
00:40:56
a mask doesn't necessarily give you any
extra protection you must he was wearing
00:41:01
best and if you don't wear
00:41:02
a mask people look weird. And. Yeah it's
00:41:09
it's it's a mandatory right now in Korea
and it's funny it's really hard to get
00:41:15
a mask in the markets it's also go in
so what we do. There's always like
00:41:22
a daily deals so they open. 7 were like
00:41:26
a $99.00 more like to the website they sell
only and I limited mask only $10000.00
00:41:32
mask per day Gross Well
00:41:33
a business owner you know you have an
after school Academy How's that being you
00:41:40
know. By this the mean is
education postponed the new
00:41:47
school year 8 so. At the start they up
the school. It's March 9 which is like
00:41:53
one week. Later that initially planned
because you know so the private
00:42:00
school like it's like
00:42:01
a jail as. We kind of follow
their order but it's not
00:42:08
a mandatory but. They
suggest to close that close
00:42:15
down the school for like
a week or so but it's
00:42:17
a really hard decision because you know
it's we get from the students and I was
00:42:23
Jeff Kim speaking to me from Seoul and
speaking of schools prime minister Shinzo
00:42:28
Abbay asked Japanese schools to close for
00:42:31
a March 2nd until the start of the next
term an April I spoke to reporter James
00:42:36
Simms in Tokyo about that the national
government is saying you know we're
00:42:41
requesting that you do this I know some
local governments have already taken that
00:42:46
step ahead of the time and so the big concern
is you know what do people do if both
00:42:52
parents are working. The government has
said well you know we're requesting that
00:42:56
companies be flexible but in some cases you
know companies that just don't have the
00:43:01
extra staff or they can say Ok
well you could take off a half
00:43:04
a week you know what to go take care of
your children or your kid and so there's
00:43:09
big questions in terms of what's going
to happen there you know if you're
00:43:12
a parent you know that daycare centers
and preschools into barns I mean.
00:43:19
You know you catch everything as
00:43:21
a parent so I don't know if you're going
to shut the school. You know from 1st
00:43:26
grade through high school. You seems like
you should do something for you know the
00:43:32
younger children and some of those kids
are always going to be weaker immune
00:43:37
systems too you know overall how do you
think this is going to affect life for many
00:43:41
people throughout Japan Well I mean I
think you have to break that into several
00:43:45
sort of pieces you know there's economic
impact and then there's just sort of the
00:43:50
daily life and backed So you know the very
big concerns about the economic and back
00:43:55
just because of things like supply chains
being shut down you know from China for
00:43:59
components as well as they had to basically
ending of Chinese tourists coming to
00:44:05
Japan and then in terms of the schools I
think at this point in the year most of
00:44:10
the kids are done with most of their
work and so you know when to be able to
00:44:14
graduate and you know.
They'll be going into
00:44:18
a longer break and things don't really pick
up until like I think mid to late April
00:44:22
in terms of school so there's sort of
00:44:24
a buffer zone there but the question is you
know whether if if this continues much
00:44:30
longer than expected or there's also
00:44:33
a question of whether their people that
you know get the coronavirus it goes into
00:44:38
remission then it comes back or it
able to spread even once people are
00:44:45
supposedly over it and then
sort of longer term there's
00:44:48
a big question question mark over the
Olympics especially after the comments by an
00:44:53
Olympic Committee member saying that
the Olympics whether they whether it's
00:44:59
a no no go or ago would have to be decided
you know at the latest by the end of May
00:45:05
May when the government I think is very
worried because especially for the Abbey
00:45:09
administration I mean it's sort of
considered his graduation as he's coming you
00:45:15
know towards the end of his his tenure
probably as prime minister so the government
00:45:19
has said that you know nothing has been
decided regarding or that. Decision has
00:45:25
been made to to postpone the Olympics or
anything I mean they need to think about
00:45:29
today actual sort of health impacts as
well as you know Japan sort of stature in
00:45:36
the world in trying to deal with
something like this they had
00:45:39
a major global event like the Olympics I
was James send speaking to me from Tokyo
00:45:44
Japan but her David Weber is
00:45:47
a professor of medicine and divisions of
Infectious Diseases at the University of
00:45:52
North Carolina School of Medicine with
everything going on today I asked him why
00:45:57
the w.h.o.
00:45:58
Sounds cautiously optimistic about the
covert 19 that it can be beaten what
00:46:04
concerns did he still have the obvious
concern is you know up until last week it
00:46:10
looked like the virus with the
Thankfully confined. To. China
00:46:18
with you know one usual thing like
the cruise ship in Diamond Princess
00:46:24
and Japan but just in the last week we have
obviously seen substantial transmission
00:46:32
I think that you know will know I think by
the end of the week but I think there is
00:46:37
a stance for concern that we are going
to have to move from containment meaning
00:46:42
keep it in one area don't let any new
people contact contract the and then much
00:46:49
like we go with the our you know it would
burn itself out we may need to move
00:46:55
obviously to. Mitigation meaning
yes we're going to. Read or at
00:47:02
least read through much of the world and
not in the fashion and Moen need to commit
00:47:08
against an early detection early therapy.
Protecting older individuals with
00:47:15
co-morbidity So I think right now. The
issue is not what's happening in China you
00:47:21
know for the let we plot the number of
documents. Earth Day and been going down
00:47:27
like that it's clear that China is certainly
managing their out right what about
00:47:33
continents like Africa that have already
been dealing with significant health
00:47:37
crises who may not have as robust
how systems there are only
00:47:40
a few lab and dedicate
00:47:43
a bowl and actually doing that thing. For
proper management and protection of our
00:47:49
health care personality proper diagnose
you. And it's not clear that that
00:47:56
ability what it did in Africa how that one
is you and then if you already pointed
00:48:00
out it after tissue that if you already
with one underlying the malaria
00:48:07
malnutrition. Terry we do know
that it's virus there are
00:48:12
a higher. Death rate the more severe
illness and higher death rate that
00:48:19
was u.n.c.
00:48:20
School of Medicine professor Dr David Weber
and still to come later on the program
00:48:25
that it's not an economy that's working
for the American people that's the kind I
00:48:30
mean working for the one person said
we're going to create an economy for all
00:48:35
you're listening to v.o.a.
00:48:36
News. This is. The breakthrough
00:48:43
listen initiative has been scanning the
sky since 2016 to spot communication that
00:48:48
might be transmitted by possible
intelligent extraterrestrial beings the
00:48:53
breakthrough listen
initiative recently released
00:48:55
a collection of data that was gathered by
the project's most why branching survey
00:49:00
of radio emissions the Pennsylvania State
University led team is working to find
00:49:05
out if extra terrestrials could be
employing the transiting method which our
00:49:09
scientists have successfully used to
spot exoplanets in order to find Earth
00:49:15
researchers are studying the breakthrough
listened to enough to examine radio
00:49:18
signals from 20 nearby stars that align
with the plane of Perth's orbit conditions
00:49:24
that would allow extra terrestrials from
around the stars to detect Earth so far
00:49:29
for the Penn State team and others have
found no signs of extraterrestrial
00:49:33
civilizations I know be
00:49:35
a ways Rick Panther Layo. We'll
00:49:43
ways international edition continues I'm
Steve Miller Turkish officials say 29
00:49:49
soldiers were killed in an airstrike by
Syrian government forces in northeast Syria
00:49:54
the deaths mark
00:49:55
a serious escalation in the direct conflict
between Turkish and Russian backed
00:50:00
Syrian forces has been waged since early
February and swarms of locusts rapidly
00:50:07
multiply
00:50:07
a lack of supplies means East African
countries are struggling to contain the
00:50:12
plague that threatens feeds food security
for millions of people writers David
00:50:17
Doyle has that story in
00:50:19
a region where 19000000 people already
go hungry the UN's Food and Agricultural
00:50:23
Organization representative
to Kenya says it's
00:50:26
a disaster that eclipses others visit
because this regime is in unprecedented fit
00:50:31
with a single square kilometer
swarm can eat as much food in
00:50:35
a day as 35000 people in the f a
00:50:38
o warned last month that left unchecked the
number of locusts in East Africa could
00:50:42
explode by 500 times by June the f.a.a.
00:50:46
Says containing the plague will
cost at least $138000000.00 u.s.
00:50:50
Dollars so far donors have pledged $52000000.00
of that was Reuters reporter David
00:50:56
Doyle
00:50:57
a British court is still considering whether
Julian Assange should be extradited to
00:51:03
the United States to face espionage
charges Nicholas been all reports assizes
00:51:08
European legal team and tends to seek
political asylum in France for the individual
00:51:14
the high profile case of 2
going to sound has brought
00:51:16
a number of lawyers who claim to
defend the man who considers himself
00:51:20
a whistleblower in friends one of the
members of his legal team was present on
00:51:24
Emmanuel mock role to grant asylum to
00:51:26
a son who was jailed in London and faces
extradition to the United States Eric to
00:51:31
palm already
00:51:32
a well known French lawyer claims that
Kieron process is unfair I suppose will.
00:51:37
Spend the rest of his life in the u.s.
00:51:39
Prison if convicted. He
00:51:45
explains that the United
States want to have
00:51:48
a political process and that freedom
of press with this case he says the
00:51:53
Constitution of the United States will
prevent the prosecution of a u.s.
00:51:56
Citizen for such facts this case is a
concern for all journalists none u.s.
00:52:01
Citizen around the world if you
bomb already says the u.s.
00:52:04
Supreme Court stated clearly in different
decisions that freedom of expression
00:52:09
cannot be prosecuted as it is the case
we were sent in London oh you're of the
00:52:14
United States accused you don't as of risking
the lives of intelligence sources by
00:52:19
publishing classify us government documents
ourselves faces charges under the us as
00:52:25
act for the 2000 and then
release for his website of
00:52:29
a trove of fires detailing
the realities of u.s.
00:52:32
Military campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq
organizations supporting the Wiki Leaks
00:52:37
founder could be the bug Assad government
00:52:39
a relic of Vincent is the burden bureau
director for Reporters Without Borders
00:52:44
whether it should be a matter of
criminal offense. The question of
00:52:49
a public interest is really important
so of course it is the product of
00:52:54
a some information must be confidential.
But the thing is when when the information
00:53:00
leaked is in the public and when it contributes
to journalism and in fact political
00:53:05
told on the basis of revelations that the
public has a Right now we consider that
00:53:09
a matter of press freedom and we will
defend it so that's very much the case with
00:53:15
sauce in 2010 Wiki Leaks also release
hundreds of thousands of documents in their
00:53:21
original form including the secret identities
of diplomats and local sources it was
00:53:26
a shocking revelation that
brought to light some u.s.
00:53:29
Intelligence operations including spying
on leaders from foreign countries such as
00:53:34
France or Germany for that specific
reason so. French lawmakers think Julian
00:53:39
Assange should be rewarded with asylum
in France John Christophe La Garde
00:53:44
a century's French representative is
one of them here it is unique. He
00:53:51
said that even if the United States has
been an ally of friends before the night of
00:53:55
John King to power differential cannot
trust them because to defend their own
00:53:59
interests the Americans can spy on foreign
leaders Legard says he thinks it is
00:54:04
a red flag between democracies for that
he says some countries should give Julian
00:54:09
Assange is the proper recognition for
releasing American secrets. Julian Assange is
00:54:15
legal battle in Britain is far from over
as the hearing is expected to take several
00:54:19
weeks before the judge make
00:54:21
a decision on his case Nicholas been all
for viewing news Paris at least 32 people
00:54:27
have been killed in the deadliest violence
to engulf India's capital of New Delhi
00:54:31
in decades so
00:54:33
a heavy deployment of security forces brought
an uneasy calm Thursday and so latest
00:54:39
revision and the death toll
from clashes earlier this week
00:54:43
a ruinous Tanna and New Delhi
has more than numbers. Many of.
00:54:54
Them were not in the hospital and now. So
00:55:02
that number. Is.
00:55:10
Well known and one
intelligence source. That.
00:55:18
The United States Democratic Party
finds itself at a crossroads at
00:55:21
a critical time in a 2020 Alexion cycle
at the core of the Democrats' dilemma is
00:55:26
a sharp divide between the parties progressive
wing and the moderates as we hear
00:55:31
from v.o.a.
00:55:32
National correspondent Jim alone.
The liberal moderate split was
00:55:39
on full display during the latest Democratic
debate in South Carolina broadcast by
00:55:44
c.b.s.
00:55:45
News dot com I think she was talking about
my plan not us front runner Bernie Sanders
00:55:50
defended the core vision of his campaign
that government take the lead to improve
00:55:56
the lives of all Americans that is not an
economy that's working for the American
00:56:01
people that's
00:56:02
a good economy working for the one percent
we're going to create an economy for all
00:56:07
not just wealthy campaign Senator gooders
but Sanders got plenty of pushback in the
00:56:12
debate from moderates who fear his nomination
would send the foreign aid to defeat
00:56:17
in November against President Trump former
South Bend Indiana Mayor. Was among
00:56:23
those sounding the alarm I mean look if you
think the last 4 years has been chaotic
00:56:30
. Divisive toxic exhausting imagine
spending the better part of 2020
00:56:36
with Bernie Sanders versus Donald Trump.
Think about what that will be like for
00:56:42
this country but Sanders and his supporters
argue his success shows the Democratic
00:56:47
Party has moved to the left since 2016 and
is drawing in younger and more engaged
00:56:54
voters analyst John 48 Well I think
he has some strength he has a he has
00:56:58
a good core of people who are going to be
with him no matter where he is and he's
00:57:02
likely to do very well winning or coming
in 2nd in states ahead so it's oh he's in
00:57:07
a pretty strong position. But is Sanders
Wise's moderate Democrats like Jim Kasler
00:57:13
grow more concerned if you add up the
moderate votes together in the early
00:57:17
primaries more people are
voting for moderates for
00:57:20
a moderate for mainstream candidate to win
that number needs to consolidate terms
00:57:25
of who's vying for those votes moderates
like booty Gedge former Vice President Joe
00:57:30
Biden Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar shore
and former New York City Mayor Michael
00:57:35
Bloomberg believe Trump and his Republican
supporters would be thrilled if Sanders
00:57:41
won the Democratic nomination analyst Matthew
Dallas they would be able to kind of
00:57:46
exploit Sanders some of his past
positions Medicare for all.
00:57:54
So I think it's it's
00:57:55
a much bigger target politically for
the Republicans to have someone like
00:58:02
a Bernie Sanders at the top of the
take if we cannot continue to have
00:58:06
a president who is
00:58:07
a pathological liar Sanders will continue
to have an advantage in the primary race
00:58:13
as long as the moderate contenders failed
to rally around one candidate says
00:58:18
Darrell West all of them have certain
advantages but certain minuses as well and I
00:58:24
think for one of the moderates to defeat
Sanders the field is really going to have
00:58:29
to cola. Around one of those individuals
the Democratic race is now in
00:58:34
a crucial stage with numerous primaries
and larger states coming up over the next
00:58:40
several weeks with a few 1000
delegates at stake Jim Malone v.o.a.
00:58:46
News Washington and that's going to do
it for us today you've been listening to
00:58:51
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00:58:53
a Voice of America on behalf of our director
Tracy Carter and engineer Tony Pollock
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